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Understanding passport serialize deserialize
How would you explain the workflow of Passport's serialize and deserialize methods to a layman.
Where does user.id go after passport.serializeUser has been called?
We are calling passport....
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ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT: Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client
I'm facing this weird issue in NodeJS when using with Passport.js, Express and Mongoose. Basically, I get an error saying "Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client" even though I don't ...
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Node + Express + Passport: req.user Undefined
My question is similar to this one, but there was no insight into his solution.
I'm using Passport to auth using Instagram. After successful auth, users are directed to "/". At this point, the ...
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Model.find().toArray() claiming to not have .toArray() method
I am very new to Node.js and MongoDB and am trying to piece together my own blogging application. I have a problem trying to query through my 'Blog' model for ones with a specific username. When I try ...
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passport's req.isAuthenticated always returning false, even when I hardcode done(null, true)
I'm trying to get my Passport local strategy working.
I've got this middleware set up:
passport.use(new LocalStrategy(function(username, password, done) {
//return done(null, user);
if (...
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How to implement a secure REST API with node.js
I start planning a REST API with node.js ,express and mongodb. The API provides data for a website (public and private area) and maybe later a mobile app. The frontend will be developed with AngularJS....
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Redirecting to previous page after authentication in node.js using passport.js
I'm trying to establish a login mechanism using node.js, express and passport.js. The Login itself works quite nice, also sessions are stored nicely with redis but I do have some troubles with ...
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passport.js passport.initialize() middleware not in use
I am using node with express + mongoose and trying to use passport.js with restful api.
I keep getting this exception after authentication success (I see the callback url on the browser):
/Users/...
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Why is PassportJS in Node not removing session on logout
I am having trouble getting my system to log out with PassportJS. It seems the logout route is being called, but its not removing the session. I want it to return 401, if the user is not logged in in ...
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passport.js RESTful auth
How does one handle authentication (local and Facebook, for example) using passport.js, through a RESTful API instead of through a web interface?
Specific concerns are handling the passing of data ...
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Using PassportJS, how does one pass additional form fields to the local authentication strategy?
I'm using passportJS and I'm wanting to supply more than just req.body.username and req.body.password to my authentication strategy (passport-local).
I have 3 form fields: username, password, & ...
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How to authenticate Supertest requests with Passport?
I'm using Passport.js for authentication (local strategy) and testing with Mocha and Supertest.
How can I create a session and make authenticated requests with Supertest?
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Use multiple local strategies in PassportJS
I'm trying to use multiple LOCAL strategies with PassportJS. I'm not trying to use local, facebook, and gmail, etc.
I have two sets of users stored in separate objects and I want to use a local ...
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How to know if user is logged in with passport.js?
I've been reading passport.js info and samples for two days, but I'm not sure after that I did all the process of authenticating.
How do I know if I'm logged in, for example, I'll have a navigation ...
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How is req.isAuthenticated() in Passport JS implemented? [closed]
In passportJS Documentation, I think passport isAuthenticated function not documented well.
How is req.isAuthenticated() in PassportJS implemented?
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